Quick Hitts

Archive for December, 2008

I happened on this site whose mission is encouraging people to waste their lives on superstition. I especially liked the FAQ, which encourages a vow of poverty (becuase the Vatican is so austere) and chastity (insert your own pedophile priest joke here.) But what really caught my eye was the creepy graphic on the home […]

One of the best ways to understand a country is through the eyes of a forginer. Their lack of familiarity with the place gives them a fresh perspective on a country that’s unavailable to people who were born there. We still rely on the writings of Alex de Tocqueville for the definitive description of early […]

Urologists the UK are warning parents that young boys can’t be trusted to pee on their own. “Crush Injuries” from falling toilet seats are on the rise. They’re warning against wooden and ceramic toilet seats, and those stainless steal ones with the sharpened, perforated edges on the front are right out. They’re advising that “soft […]

This just in from Defective Yeti: “The Federal Reserve today cut a key interest rate to zero, allowing borrowers to get money for nothing. In a related move, the Fed also set the short-term lending rate of chicks to free.” Get the rest of the story here.

It’s not surprising that areas that don’t get snow very often are paralyzed when a snowstorm hits. You can’t fault the DPW in Tennessee for not having the equipment or experience necessary to handle a once in a decade snowstorm. But places that do experience snowfall on a regular basis should be expected to have […]

When people say “It’s a free country,” I always ask where they live, because it sure isn’t the US. I’m old enough to remember when the United States was a fairly free country, but these days just keeping track of all the assaults on our freedoms and civil rights is a full time job. And […]

This article, How to Commit Armed Robbery in Six Easy Steps, is only moderately amusing. Now, if someone were stupid enough to take it seriously, that would be funny. You can tell from their pictures that these three women are not exactly rocket surgeons. They followed the article’s advice: “On a side note, you may […]